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Mount Meru (Sanskrit/Pali: मेरु), also known as Sumeru, Sineru, or Mahāmeru, is the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the centre of all the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual universes.
Mount Meru, in Hindu mythology, a golden mountain that stands in the centre of the universe and is the axis of the world. It is the abode of gods, and its foothills are the Himalayas, to the south of which extends Bhāratavarṣa (“Land of the Sons of Bharata”), the ancient name for India .
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25 de jun. de 2019 · Updated on June 25, 2019. Buddhist texts and teachers sometimes refer to Mount Meru, also called Sumeru (Sanskrit) or Sineru (Pali). In Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain beliefs, it is a sacred mountain considered to be the center of the physical and spiritual universe. For a time, the existence (or not) of Meru was a heated controversy.
Mount Meru (Skt.; T. ri rab; C. Xumishan/Miaogaoshan 須彌山/妙高山), a.k.a. Sumeru, is a great mountain that forms the central axis of our world-system, according to Buddhist cosmology. [1] The 84000 glossary states: According to ancient Indian cosmology, Meru is the great mountain forming the axis of the universe.
Mount Meru, volcanic cone (14,978 feet [4,565 m]), northern Tanzania. It is situated 42 miles (68 km) west-southwest of Mount Kilimanjaro, near the Kenyan border. Its extinct crater is easily accessible from Arusha town, which lies at the mountain’s southern base. The mountain’s densely populated.
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Mount Meru (also Sumeru or Sineru or Kangrinboqe) is the name of the central world-mountain in Buddhist cosmology. Etymologically, the proper name of the mountain is Meru (Pāli Meru ), to which is added the approbatory prefix su- , resulting in the meaning "excellent Meru" or "wonderful Meru".
As per Buddhist texts, Mount Kailash (Kailasa) is known as the mythological Mount Meru. Kailash is central to its cosmology, and a major pilgrimage site for some Buddhist traditions.
